come away empty

verb

To come away without having received anything.

“A former gold medallist, he nevertheless came away empty from this year's Olympic Games.”

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Meanings

verbcome away empty (third-person singular simple present comes away empty, present participle coming away empty, simple past came away empty, past participle come away empty)

present singular third person comes away empty · participle present coming away empty · past came away empty

  1. To come away without having received anything.

    A former gold medallist, he nevertheless came away empty from this year's Olympic Games.

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APA

come away empty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20away%20empty

MLA

“come away empty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20away%20empty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come away empty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20away%20empty.

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